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From all of us at Clifton Beach Medical and Surgical, we would like to wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Please be safe on your holidays. If you do need medical care please note our opening hours below. We will be closed from the 24th Dec – 27th Dec, open on

By Dr. Lindsay Martin ADD is not only a childhood condition It’s been a fairly controversial issue over the last complete decade or so, in terms of whether or not this goes onto adulthood. It is a neurodevelopment disorder and it’s certainly most diagnosed in childhood, but about a 3rd of children will

Dr Chris Donohue is a GP at Clifton Beach Medical. As well as having experience in the full breadth of general practice and family medicine, Chris has a keen interest in sports medicine. Read the Blog Here Sports Medicine Insight – Lateral Ankle Sprain I would like to share some insight into a common

Vasectomies are a very common topic often discussed in pubs and bars around Australia. Often I get asked what my experience is counselling and doing vasectomies. I’ve been in this industry approximately 20 years and I’ve performed around 2000 vasectomies in the Cairns area including the Northern Beaches Palm Cove, Clifton Beach, Trinity Beach and Smithfield

Clifton Beach Medical & Surgical on the the Northern Beaches of Cairns is highly regarded and experienced with cosmetic treatments such as facial injectables, Hyaluronic Acid, facial fillers and enhancements, and are passionate about age management. Dr Caroline MacLeod MD, MPHTM has been studying, training and practicing in the fields of Cosmetic Medicine, preventive medicine, Facial Enhancements, including

At Clifton Beach medical and Surgical we have been lucky enough to have Dr Stu Phillips as a resident GP here for many years. Over this time he has been at the forefront of assisting people with not only physical medical conditions, but also mental health issues. Dr Stu Phillips wanted to share some of

We regularly hear about Cancer in the media and in our daily lives with the focus generally being on breast cancer and prostate cancer due to their devastating impacts. However, very few people realise that skin cancer is by far the most common cancer amongst all age groups across Australia. It is also important to

TOP 5 CAIRNS ANTI-AGEING TIPS 5 – Understand Ageing For your own peace of mind, it is important to understand the healthy signs of ageing skin when considering any anti-aging treatments. Thinning, sagging, wrinkles, age spots, dryness and broken blood vessels are all signs of natural and healthy skin ageing. 4 –

TOP 3 SURPRISING CAIRNS SUMMER HEALTH TIPS Unexpected Health Tips to suit summertime in Cairns NUMBER 3: USE SUNSCREEN AS AN ANTI-AGING TREATMENT – Sunscreen not only helps to prevent skin cancer, it also acts as an “anti-aging” treatment. Australian researchers followed more than 900 participants over four years to quantify sunscreen’s anti-aging properties, with those who used

It’s Summer time in Cairns and every Cairns local knows that it is all fun and games until someone gets taken by a Tiger Shark… But seriously, what are the real risk factors for Cairns locals this summer? 5. FOOD POISONING It is true that summer means Snake season in Cairns and everyone should be